A clean LP from Marchei: Amazing! Give you thoughts.

Hello everyone.

I don't know if I am posting this in the right place...

But, I just saw a beautiful and stunning(clean and flawless) long program skated by Valentina Marchei. We all know how Valentina has been improving in the last seasons and I really admire her for not giving up and keep skating.

Maybe the new "Akiko"? Who only got better with the aging.

I am not a fan of her, but, she has been growing on me and I have to say that her "The Artist" program is beautiful.

That was great! I agree with your marks. The only thing is she needs a few more transitions between jumps in the first half. I like how she used the whole ice surface of her step sequence.

I agree with the comment about the transitions. The first part is not empty, but more transitions would make the program better.

Also, some aspects I would like to point:

1- She could have put one more combo. She made only two combinations(3Lz+2T, 3S+2T+2T), she could have put a 2A+2T or... Perform 3Lz, 2A+2T+2T, 3S, 3T, 3Lz+2T, 2A, 3S+2T, since I find 2A+2T to be a little "too easy" and 3S+2T is an OK combo.

2- Her spins does not help with base value. She could try a FCCoSp in the place of the layback. I think that Layback Spins in the LP should be done only by skaters who are known for their great layback's(Mirai, Alissa, Caroline Zhang, for example). I would keep the sit spin, since she seems to prefer it over the camel and the difference is only 0,2 point.

3- This competition was held AFTER worlds, which is pretty impressive, considering that most skaters give a break and stop training after Worlds.